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Romeo embraces Juliet as then kneel on the floor, bathed in a cool blue light

Our Supporters

Support Us

Every penny we raise helps us in our mission to make ballet accessible to everyone, everywhere. Thank you to the generous supporters who have helped us on our way.

Principal Trusts and Foundation Supporters

Trusts & Foundations

  • Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
  • Charles Brotherton Trust
  • Hull & East Riding Charitable Trust 
  • The Linden Charitable Trust
  • The Marchus Trust
  • The Marcia and Andrew Brown Charitable Trust
  • Maria Björnson Memorial Fund
  • The Maxwell Morrison Family Charitable Trust 
  • R E Chadwick Charitable Trust
  • The Rosie Ross Trust
  • Sir John Fisher Foundation
  • The John Horseman Trust
  • The Powell Family Foundation
  • The Spectacle Makers' Charity
  • The Stanley Picker Trust
  • The Sterry Family Foundation
  • The Thompson Educational Trust

Our Corporate Partners

Platinum Level
Gold Level
Company Sponsor

Artistic Director's Circle

Federico Bonelli's position as Artistic Director is generously supported by Aud Jebsen

  • Jane & Alan Foale*
  • John & Maggie Hayes
  • Keith Hughes
  • Louise & Philip Keller*
  • Clive & Virginia Lloyd
  • Julian Maitland
  • Linda & John Topott*

*Dancer sponsor

Benefactors & Donors

Principal funders of Gentleman Jack, the Williams Family

  • Denise Ashworth
  • Dianne Balmforth*
  • Andy & Kath Barff*
  • Mr James & Lady Barnard
  • Catherine Boyle
  • Liz & Terry Bramall CBE
  • Lady Diana Brittan
  • Gwyneth Hughes & Chris Brown
  • Jilly Burrows
  • Jeremy & Martine Burton
  • Angela Bush
  • Dr Frances Cole and Dr Judith Hooper
  • Alison & Malcolm Cooper
  • Paul & Diane Cusworth*
  • Pippa and Alan Daniels
  • Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman through the Dorfman Foundation
  • Kate Dugdale
  • Dean Eggleston*
  • Bernard Eke*
  • Christine & Peter Farmer*
  • Jennifer & Bill Fawkner-Corbett
  • Kate & Andrew Fisher*
  • Siobhan Fojt*
  • Keith and Alison Froud
  • G.F. Armitage Charitable Trust
  • Tim Gittins
  • The Harriet Burton Charitable Trust
  • Di and Tim Hare
  • Adrian Harris
  • Mr Jolyon & Mrs Carol Harrison*
  • Elizabeth & David Jackson
  • Imogen Knight
  • Derek Lee
  • Ida Levine
  • The London Ballet Circle 
  • Judith Macdonald
  • Mark and Jan Mackaness
  • Andrew & Catherine Mcnaught
  • Janet McNulty
  • Ann Meyrick
  • Kyla & Andy Mullins
  • Kate Newman
  • Sarah & Bruce Noble
  • Jolyon Oxley
  • Alexandra Perricone Brewer
  • Guy Perricone
  • Professor Kate Pickett OBE
  • Charles & Fiona Prest
  • David and Laurent Rymer
  • Nigel & Miranda Sampson
  • The Earl & Countess of Scarbrough
  • Michael & Gemma Shield
  • Sharon Sievert
  • Richard Stephens
  • Allen Thomas
  • Linda and Mark Tinsley
  • Melissa Tomlinson*
  • Tim Turvey & Janet Webster
  • The Hon. Tom Watson
  • Helen Williams
  • Howard & Clodagh Woods

Northern Ballet’s performances in 
Norwich are generously supported by 
Nick Lyle & Nellie Nelson

*Dancer sponsor

Our Patrons

  • Elizabeth Actis
  • Heather Anderson 
  • Anne Allen
  • Geoff Hill & Janet Armson
  • Helen Barnes
  • S. Bell
  • Paul Bentley
  • Elizabeth Brownhill
  • Catherine Birch 
  • Helen Boaden
  • Ann Burns
  • Julia Calvert
  • Jackie Carpus
  • Kate Carroll
  • Georgina Chapman
  • Jean & Brian Cheese
  • James & Kate Close
  • Peter Considine
  • Pauline Cope
  • Reverend Christopher Cowper
  • John Crosby and Robert Topliss
  • Richard and Katie Cross
  • Sheila Cross
  • Susan Dalgetty Ezra
  • Katherine Dale
  • Susan Daniels
  • Diana Dent
  • Lynn Dickinson
  • Victoria and Robert Ellis
  • Josephine Fenwick
  • Jacqueline Forret
  • Olive Freeman
  • Gaynor Garrity
  • Ian and Camille Ghiloni

  • Richard Gillies
  • Carol Gleisner
  • Sandra Goodwin
  • Paul Goulden
  • Ronald Gray
  • AJ. Griffith
  • Richard A Handby
  • Avril Handscombe
  • Paul Harris
  • Salma Hasnain
  • Fiona Hastings
  • Kathryn Heaversedge
  • Rowena Herbert
  • Patrick Hibbin
  • Jeremy Horsell
  • Rebecca Howarth
  • Louise Huband
  • Mark Ibbertson
  • Dianne Ibbertson
  • David Ilott
  • Philip & Jane Ingham
  • Michael & Zoe Introna
  • Caroline J
  • Mary Jarrett
  • Marie Jenkins
  • Toni Johnston
  • Kim Johnston
  • Valerie Jones
  • Adrian Joyce
  • Lizzy Joyce
  • Cath Kelly
  • Karoline Kemp
  • Sheila Kirkham
  • Peter A Knappett
  • Gary Knapton
  • Linda Light
  • Peter Blake & Nicholas Lodge
  • Angela Lord
  • Malcolm Lynch
  • Susan Macdonald
  • Caroline Marriott
  • Sally Mason
  • Andrea Marcolini
  • Jayne Middleton
  • Jo Mills
  • Cathy Mitchell
  • Trevor Morris
  • Mrs Rupert Nickols
  • Dawn O'Rooke
  • Clare Papavergos
  • Janet Parkinson
  • Mary Percival
  • Lesley Jane Percy
  • Krissie Poyser
  • Maggy Price
  • Catherine Procter
  • Alan Randall
  • Mr & Mrs Donald & Rosemary Rastrick
  • Karen Richardson
  • Rebecca Rooney
  • Nigel and Miranda Sampson
  • Jo Saxby
  • Catherine Selby
  • Pamela Shelton
  • Elizabeth Shovelton
  • Mike Sinnett
  • Peter Simpson
  • Jennifer Smith
  • K Smith and family
  • Monica Slocombe
  • Lucy and Joe Smouha
  • Geoffrey Spackman
  • Louise Spurdle
  • Lynn Stammers
  • Paul Stephen
  • Dr Anne Steyn
  • Lorraine M Stevens
  • Carey Tebby
  • Charlotte Treglown
  • Kim Trenholme
  • Fiona Trewavas
  • John Ward
  • Valerie Warnett
  • Anne Webster
  • Matthew West
  • Michael Wiles
  • Graham Wilson OBE & Jackie Wilson
  • Chris Yewdall

Header image by Kyle Baines. Rehearsal image by Justin Slee. Backstage image by Simon Lee.